Chapter 597 Last-Minute Personnel Change

Qi was kicked to the ground and clutched her stomach, unable to get up for a long time.

She glared at Shen Wantang with resentment. It was all because of that damned brat! Last time she caused her to be punished by the family, and this time she caused her to be beaten and scolded by Shen Guannian. She had lost all face and dignity!

She will never let that wretched girl get away with this!

She gritted her teeth and stood up despite the pain: "Master's heart has completely turned away now. He only trusts Tang'er and no longer trusts his wife."

"Of course I can read, and I know what's written in the letter, but it's strange that the second young master of the Gu family would send someone to deliver a letter to Tang'er so late at night!"

"There must be secrets in this letter that we can't see. Don't be fooled by the few short sentences; they might be hiding codes they've already set up!"

Shen Guannian was taken aback. He looked down and reread the letter, but no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't find any hidden meaning.

Just as he was about to lash out, the servant who brought the message suddenly shouted, "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense! How could there be coded messages in your mind? Our lady is really ill. I've come on my master's orders to ask the second young lady to treat our lady!"

The servant was completely bewildered by the spectacle; he hadn't expected the Shen family to be so outrageous and lively. Now, he finally came to his senses and hurriedly began to explain.

"Lord Shen, our Duchess's condition cannot be delayed. Our young master trusts in the medical skills of your second young lady, which is why he specially sent me to deliver this message. Please grant us permission, Lord Shen, to allow the second young lady to accompany me to the Duke's residence! Rest assured, our Duke's residence will not let the second young lady work in vain. Our lady and young master will certainly reward her handsomely afterwards!"

Whenever Shen Guannian thought of the generous gifts that the Duke's Mansion had given to Shen Wantang, he felt incredibly envious and tempted.

Shen Wantang pocketed all the previous gifts, so if the Duke's Mansion gives them to him now, it should be his turn, right?

He glanced at Shen Wantang and saw that the slap mark on her face was too conspicuous. He couldn't help but say, "Young man from the Duke's Mansion, the Duchess needs Tang'er to treat her illness, and I will naturally agree. However, as you can see, the situation is a bit chaotic right now. She needs to tidy up a bit. Please go to the front yard and wait for a while. Once she's ready, she will go to the Duke's Mansion with you immediately."

The servant hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, please hurry, our mistress is waiting for the second young lady to save her life!"

"It will be ready soon, almost there."

Shen Guannian was extremely polite to the servants from the Duke's mansion, but as soon as the servants left, his expression changed immediately: "Fool! How dare you hit Tang'er in front of the people from the Duke's mansion! I think you're trying to get me killed! Get over here right now and put ice on Tang'er's face and apply makeup!"

"We absolutely cannot let anyone from the Duke's mansion know that Tang'er has been beaten today. We also need to bribe that servant well and prevent him from saying anything out of line!"

Just as Madam Qi was about to speak, Shen Mingxuan suddenly said, "Father, I have a good idea that will ensure no one will notice that my sister was beaten."

Shen Guannian was taken aback: "What idea?"

Shen Mingxuan stepped forward, took the letter from his hand, and quickly glanced at it. Seeing the elegant and unrestrained handwriting, she was secretly delighted.

As expected of Dafeng's number one child prodigy, his handwriting is truly breathtaking!

She carefully folded the letter again and stuffed it into her sleeve: "Father, tonight, I'll go to the Duke's mansion for my sister."

Shen Guannian had been frowning at her action of taking the letter, but when he heard what she said, he almost stumbled: "What did you say?! Your mother has lost her mind, and you've lost your mind too? Your sister went to treat the Duchess, what could you possibly do there?!"

Shen Mingxuan straightened her chest, raised her chin, and said arrogantly, "Father, who are you looking down on? How come only my sister can learn medicine, but I can't?"

Shen Guannian asked incredulously, "You also know medicine? You can cure illnesses? Are you sure?"

"Of course I can!"

Shen Mingxuan rattled off a bunch of acupoints and a long list of medicine names, then confidently said, "These days, I've been studying medical books diligently, and I've even cured several of my mother's minor ailments. I even healed the injuries on her body."

Shen Guannian turned to look at Madam Qi: "Is what Xuan'er said true?"

Of course it's not true. Shen Mingxuan doesn't know anything about medicine! The one who knows medicine is her maid named Luo Yan, who treated her injuries.

"real!"

Madam Qi immediately nodded: "I can guarantee that Xuan'er's medical skills are far superior to Tang'er's! Sending her to the Duke's mansion to treat the Duchess is more than enough!"

What she was thinking was that the Duchess was usually in very good health. Perhaps she had just suffered from heatstroke or had some other minor ailment when she fainted at Fazhen Temple. It just so happened that Shen Wantang happened to be there and quickly revived her by giving her a couple of sips of water.

Anyway, the Duchess is definitely not seriously ill. Since she is not seriously ill, it is perfectly fine for her daughter to treat her!

Even if my daughter can't be cured, isn't there still Luo Yan?

How could we let Shen Wantang steal such a golden opportunity? This is a perfect chance for our daughter to make a name for herself in front of the Duchess!

When we go to the Duke's mansion, we will definitely see that Second Young Master Gu again. His daughter is beautiful, intelligent and gentle, and she is the legitimate daughter. Unless Second Young Master Gu is a fool, he will definitely fall in love with Xuan'er!

When the time comes, whether she marries into the Duke's family or the Prince of Ning's family, it's up to her to choose. As for Shen Wantang, let her go wherever she wants; she can forget about marrying into either of those families!

Qi's heart pounded with excitement. She stood behind Shen Mingxuan and said in a seductive tone, "Master, let Xuan'er go to the Duke's Mansion in Tang'er's place. Tang'er can stay at home and rest well."

"Master, don't forget that Tang'er has been defying your discipline these past few days, and has even threatened to marry into no family!"

"If it were Xuan'er, she definitely wouldn't be so ignorant. She would definitely listen to the master in everything."

Shen Guannian looked at Shen Wantang's swollen face, then at his eldest daughter's hopeful expression, and hesitated: "This... will it work? Didn't the Duke's Mansion specifically ask for Tang'er to go? The servant also said it was Tang'er. If we change the person, the servant probably won't leave."

Lady Qi knew that his heart was wavering.

She sneered inwardly, thinking that Shen Wantang was truly overestimating himself!

If we're really talking about favoritism, Shen Guannian definitely favors his Xuan'er. If Shen Wantang hadn't suddenly been favored by the Princess Consort of Ning, Shen Guannian would probably have forgotten that he even had a daughter like Shen Wantang!

“Master, we had no choice but to change people at the last minute. Tang’er is sick, isn’t she? She’s too sick to get out of bed. How can she go to treat the Duchess? What if she doesn’t get better and then passes on her illness to the Duchess? Wouldn’t that be a huge sin for us?”